Railroad-crossing.



No. 890,291 PATENTED JfiNE 9, 1908. O. S-MOSSOP- RAILROAD CROSSING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, 1907.

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U. S. MOSSOP.

' RAILROAD CROSSING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN 11,1907

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C. S. MOSSOP.

RAILROAD UROSSING,. APPLICATION FILED JAN.11,1907.

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3): human UNITED STii'iltt EAILRGAD-CROSSZNG.

Application filed January 11, 1907.

- citizen of the United States, residing at Seaville, Cape May county, State of Now'ilersey, have invented a new and useful Railroad Crossing, of which the following is a specificat-ion.

In railway crossings constructed under practiced methods the jar and vibration which occurs when the trucks of a car are passin thereover is not only very detrimenta to the life of the component parts of the car and the rails'but the noise caused by such jar and vibration is objectionable.

One of the main objects of my present inventibn is to devise a novel construction of a crossing in which the jar, vibration and noise will be overcome and 'to the above ends my invention consists, in its broad scope, of a movable member adapted to be actuated by the. wheels of the car, whereby a substantially continuous track in any desired direc tion may be obtained so that such noise, jar and vibration will be practically eliminated.

My invention further consists of a novel construction of a rotatable member having a one way track thereon which is suitably mounted at the intersection of the rails, and novel means coacting with said member and the wheels of the car, whereby a continuous track in the desired direction may be obtained.

My invention further consists of a novel means of returning the rotatable member to normal position after a movement, whereby one of the tracks may always be continuous. By this feature the device is not subject to constant rotation but remains stationary except when the cross, track is to be used. After a car has passed along thecross track and over the main track the rotatable mem ber is automatically returned to alinement with the main track.

It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth. I

For the purpose of illustrating my invcntion I have shown in the accompanying drawings one embodiment thereof which will give satisfactory and reliable results in. practhis, although it will be understood that the Various instrumentalities of 'which my inrcntion consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed June 9; 1998..

Serial K lo. $51 751.

limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instruinentalities, as here in shown.

Figure it represents a pian view of a railway crossing embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 represents a section on line oc re Fig. 1. Fig. represents a sectional elevation of my invention. Fig. 4 represents a section on line Ify Fig. 2. Fig. 5 repre ents a section on line z z Fig. 4. Fig. 6 represents a side elevation of portion otthe actuating mechanism. Figs. '7 and 8 represent side elevations similar to Fig. 6 but showing the positions the parts assume at diii'ercnt. stages of the operation. Fig. i) represents a plan view of Fig. 8.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the rails of one track which are crossed at an an gie by the rails of another section oi traclr, said rails being provided with a tread 3 and a gutter 4 or" any desired construction.

5 designates supports located. at the inter section of each traolr and to which the rails 1 and are suitably secured.

6 designates a lower bearing block secured in or integral with the support or casing 5..

7 designates a rack guide seated on the block 4 above which is located a block or bushing which rests thereon and serves as a further support for the rails. I

9 designates a ring or bushing which is provided with the gutters 10 registering with the gutters it of the rails 1 and 2, the upper face of the bushing 9 contiguous the. utters 10 being in the same plane as the trea of the rails so that the member 9 forms a continua tion of the rails 1 a d 2-.

11 designates a rotatable member having the bearings 12, 13, 1d and 15 which coact respectively with the bearings 11 12 and 13 in the blocl; 3 and 14 in the block 6, it being noted that the bearings 13, 15, 13 and 1d are shown as being preferably conical in form. The rotatable member 11 is provided with a one way track 1" having a tread 3 and a gutter which are adapted to register with the tracks formed in the member 9 which latter may be integral, if desired, with the block 8.

1.6 desi nates a gear or pinion mounted on and adapted to coact with in mounted in the rack guide 7,

if being noted that in the prasen'iinstance of iheseraeks are employed.

415 most; eleariy seeu in (3 to J ineiuthe arm 17 has pivoted at iizsinner .nd all if) lever or ink 20, the opposite end l.

to a hlorli or n "he present instance are as at 1 37, in order to lIOIlli a Zhe outward :noveinent i elos ixediy mounted on a 3i) designaie eonduciors which pass r opposiie zireetions alley by means of device ieli as a 29 am around the puile and are secured any sudabii: in 3i.

2 vrlm'e exl'endmg easii'ig through.

50 are adapted io e r or hraeizel; which is at 3 lo the web of as clearly hioei or 2 secured in any an e conductor 30. l 36 designates a link pivoted at 3:37 to the block 33, the oppoiaie and oi said link hiring ivoied 3.1L ill; in one end of a lever arm Jill, it ueing noted ilia l-ie liloel; .53, in the present inaiancr out awaor i(('(3 iiil as at; 4 U, 11: order that one end of the lever arniiiil masmas ellilliillb duri ihe operation. The lever 35 is lulerumei ll to a suitahlr lixvd noi the present mshinee i0 one oi the i aekets or guides 4-12 carried h the member The guidew erve 'io mainlain in proper position a luiiger o1 movable memb r 43 having al its upper end a preferably reduced portion 44,

"ol'irough the a er-Lure uiz'h is adapt-rd to pass hegnihird. The lower end of ihe inemher provided wilh :aee iii, Whiel'i roaizo actuate the same.

\viih the lever 3h The lever Ill) will prelierahiy he eonsirueted oil suitable rif silirnt mat.

il. in order that lhrre will he aslight 4 act-ion if any pari ol' the apparatus become in any manner eloggedor oh of ihe reacting parts. The conduetor Al secured to a eons ietiori similar to l; ill-i1 deal red, said conductor being fastened to a lELUPli 7 pivoted at 48 and. having 6 cured ti .i 4:9, ihe opposiir end 0)? which pivoied to a ham :anger in i.

d, rims preventing any breaking or :to one end of linlr lever 50 i'ulerurned at 51 to a suihihle fixed part such as the guides 52 for the plunger or movahle member 53 provided with a ram face -1 coaeting with the leverSU; 'lhe member 53 is provided with a pri'fivrahlv reduced end or alum SS/which passes through an aperture 56 in the gutter 4. mechanisms to which the ends of i he eon dnerors 2S) and 30 are respectivel 'secured are located a? any suitable distance from the (Tossing, in order rhalthe movable memhera may he aulomaticallv actuated lay the eo-aclion of lhe wheels ol' the ear with the plunger members L4 or 55 bei' ore the forward Wheels of said ear rearh the intersei-ling tracks.

The operation may now he readily underig thal a car is traveling l ostood. ward the lelt of Fig. 'i on the tracks 1, the :arts being in their normal position indieated in Fig. l, as soon the forward wheels of the ear eontaet with the rod 01 plunger 44, the weightof the car will cause said p unger to be depressed thereby ea'usii'ig the ram fare in to eoaet with the lever 30, and shine said lever is pivoted to the end of the hlorl; or i) arkel'. 33, to whieh the eonduCloi-BO is secured, said block '33 will he n'ioved outwardly on ita l'ul rum, thereby musing lheeondurtor 30 lo he drawn toward the right and since this conductor secured to the pulley 25%, which is fixedly mounted on the al'iail' 23, the shall 2.; will he partially roi'aied and lhe rarh arms 17 and ll-l will move from l'heir normal posilion, as indivaledin ji ig. 6, and the links: and and their adjoin-ls will i'hSUlilu the position oven in lfiiga. 8 and l). The ark arms l"! and 18 move away from the shafts 2}? and engage \vilh the gran: or'pinioim i6 -arried h the rolalahle mom hers H and rauav said anemia-rs lo hi partially related so lhatthe one-way irael; i3 lflierein will regia lrr wilhthe marks 3 and a SllliSli nliiall v eonivillllolh rail will he 'l'ormed v ilvlwing under sloodlhai the shall 25% is eonrnrlril al ilvs op posii'e end with similar rotatable memhers,

rarl; arms and ll'JillZl-i lllg 'meelnn ism therefor, so that 'lhe rol'aiahle members:employed will he siinullanronaly aeiuated, so that the lread and gulier 01} each memher ll will register with live (r ad and gutter of the huRhmg 9, or {he iJfll'liS 1 when said hashing i) is dispensed Willi, althoi "h in praeri he .i prei'er to employ sin-h a hushi .g' or equivalent member. After lhe front wheels of the {car have passed the crossing and eoaer, with l'lnoperaiive portion of the plunger 53, said plunger will be depressed, and the block 47 to which the cmniuetor 29 is secured, will be moved outwardly and the pulley .28 will be roialed in a reverse direction to th aijust de scribed, which will cause the rark arms 17 j and to he drawi'i toward the shaft 2 3 and these rack arms roam with ihe gears iii,

the roiatahle members 11 wiii he returned be The aelaiatii'ig I theirnormal position, as indicated in hi 1, thus forming a continuoustrack on the m1 s 2. In the present instance, for convenience of illustration, I have shown the operative plungers 44 and 55 and their adjuncts as being located on the same side of thetrack but it will be apparent that one of these may be arranged on the opposite track if'so de-.

sired and. the mechanism-employed as well as the operation thereof will be similar to' that already described with the exception that an additional pulley will be placed. on the shaft'23. 4 Owing to the novel manner inwhich the rotatable members are mounted there is no liability of dirt or foreign matter coming in contact with the bearings or with the actu-' ating mechanism.

' It is to be understood that the crossing and the different mechanisms pertaining thereto are in practice covered by any suitabletype of easing or covering such as is well known in the art. In the present instance I-have preferred to show one 'form' of actuatingmechanism for the rotatable members which gives satisfactory and reliable results in practice but'itis to be understood that my invention in its broadscope comprises movable members located at the intersection of the tracks and adapted to be automatically actuated to form continuous rails in either Having thus described my invention, what' I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a crossing, intersecting tracks, movable members mounted at tlIB IIltGISG OlJIQII thereof, and means on the'same' track for ro tating saidmembers in opposite directions.

2. In a crossing, intersecting tracks, 'n1ov'- able members mounted at the intersections -thereof, means coacting with the wheels of a car before it reaches the crossing to rotate said membersln one direction, andmeanscoacting with the wheelsof the car after it' passes the crossing for returning said memers to their normal position.

3.. In a, crossing, intersecting tracks, track members rotatably mounted at'su'ch inter-' sections and normally registering with the tracks in one direct ommeans coacting with a car for causln said members to register with acting with .the same car for causing said members to return to their normal osition.

4. In a crossing, intersecting trac s, track members rot'atably mounted at such intersections and normally registering with the tracks 'in one direction, gears carried by said members, rack arms coacting with said gears, links pivoted to said arms, a cross iece pivoted to said-links, a shafton w 'ch said crosspiece isfixedl mounted,,a nd means on fee a track in a di erent direction, and means cof r opposite sides of t e crossing coacting, with the wheels of the car to rotate said shaft in opposite directions.

5. In a crossin intersecting tracks, track members rotatab y mounted at such inter-. sections and normally registering-with-the tracks in one direction, gears carried by-said members, rack arms coacting with said' gears, a shaft to which said rack arms are operatively connected, a pulley mounted on saidshaft, conductors secured to said pulley and passing therearound in reverse directions, means on one side of the crossing coacting with one of said conductors and the wheels of the car to cause said members to register with the tracks ina different direction, and means on theopposite side of the crossing coacting with the wheels'of the car and the other of'said conductors for causing said members to returnto their normal position. a

. I CLEMENT SI MOSSOP.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, HERBERT S. FAIRBANKS. 

